Sound of... facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sound of... |
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| Presented by | BBC Radio 1 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 2003 |
| Currently held by | The Last Dinner Party (2024) |
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| Network | BBC |
Sound of... is an annual BBC poll of music critics and industry figures to find the most promising new music talent. It was first conducted by the BBC News website in 2003, and is now widely covered by the corporation's online, radio and TV outlets, as well as other media. A 10-strong longlist is published each December, with a ranked shortlist and annual winner announced the following January.
Contents
Winners
2000s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth |
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| 2003 | 50 Cent | Electric Six | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | The Thrills | Dizzee Rascal | Interpol | Audio Bullys | Mario | The Datsuns | Sean Paul |
| 2004 | Keane | Franz Ferdinand | Wiley | Razorlight | Joss Stone | McFly | Scissor Sisters | The Ordinary Boys | Tali | Gemma Fox |
| 2005 | The Bravery | Bloc Party | Kano | The Game | Kaiser Chiefs | KT Tunstall | The Dead 60s | The Dears | Tom Vek | The Magic Numbers |
| 2006 | Corinne Bailey Rae | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | The Feeling | Plan B | gUiLLeMoTs | Sway | Chris Brown | Marcos Hernandez | Kubb | The Automatic |
| 2007 | MIKA | The Twang | Klaxons | Sadie Ama | Enter Shikari | Air Traffic | Cold War Kids | Just Jack | Ghosts | The Rumble Strips |
| 2008 | Adele | Duffy | The Ting Tings | Glasvegas | Foals | Vampire Weekend | Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong | Black Kids | MGMT | Santigold |
| 2009 | Little Boots | White Lies | Florence + the Machine | Empire of the Sun | La Roux | Lady Gaga | V V Brown | Kid Cudi | Passion Pit | Dan Black |
2010s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Other nominees |
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| 2010 | Ellie Goulding | Marina and the Diamonds | Delphic | Hurts | The Drums | Daisy Dares You, Devlin, Everything Everything, Giggs, Gold Panda, Joy Orbison, Owl City, Rox, Stornoway, Two Door Cinema Club |
| 2011 | Jessie J | James Blake | The Vaccines | Jamie Woon | Clare Maguire | Anna Calvi, Daley, Esben and the Witch, Jai Paul, MONA, NERO, The Naked and Famous, Warpaint, Wretch 32, Yuck |
| 2012 | Michael Kiwanuka | Frank Ocean | Azealia Banks | Skrillex | Niki & the Dove | ASAP Rocky, Dot Rotten, Dry the River, Flux Pavilion, Friends, Jamie N Commons, Lianne La Havas, Ren Harvieu, Spector, Stooshe |
| 2013 | HAIM | AlunaGeorge | Angel Haze | Laura Mvula | CHVRCHΞS | A*M*E, Arlissa, King Krule, Kodaline, Little Green Cars, Palma Violets, Peace, Savages, The Weeknd, Tom Odell |
| 2014 | Sam Smith | Ella Eyre | BANKS | Sampha | George Ezra | Chance the Rapper, Chlöe Howl, FKA twigs, Jungle, Kelela, Luke Sital-Singh, MNEK, Nick Mulvey, Royal Blood, Say Lou Lou |
| 2015 | Years & Years | James Bay | Stormzy | Raury | George the Poet | Kwabs, Låpsley, Novelist, Rae Morris, Shamir, Shura, Slaves, SOAK, Sunset Sons, Wolf Alice |
| 2016 | Jack Garratt | Alessia Cara | NAO | Blossoms | Mura Masa, WSTRN | Billie Marten, Dua Lipa, Frances, Izzy Bizu, J Hus, Loyle Carner, Mabel, RAT BOY, Section Boyz |
| 2017 | Ray BLK | Rag'n'Bone Man | Raye | Jorja Smith | Nadia Rose | AJ Tracey, Anderson .Paak, CABBAGE, Dave, Declan McKenna, Maggie Rogers, Stefflon Don, The Amazons, The Japanese House, Tom Grennan |
| 2018 | Sigrid | Rex Orange County | IAMDDB | Khalid | Pale Waves | ALMA, Billie Eilish, Jade Bird, Lewis Capaldi, Nilüfer Yanya, Not3s, Sam Fender, Superorganism, Tom Walker, yaeji, Yxng Bane |
| 2019 | Octavian | King Princess | Grace Carter | slowthai | ROSALÍA | Dermot Kennedy, Ella Mai, FLOHIO, Mahalia, Sea Girls |
2020s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Other nominees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Celeste | easy life | YUNGBLUD | Joy Crookes | Inhaler | Arlo Parks, beabadoobee, Georgia, Joesef, Squid |
| 2021 | Pa Salieu | Holly Humberstone | BERWYN | Greentea Peng | Griff | Alfie Templeman, Bree Runway, Dutchavelli, girl in red, The Lathums |
| 2022 | PinkPantheress | Wet Leg | Mimi Webb | Lola Young | Central Cee | Baby Queen, ENNY, Priya Ragu, Tems, Yard Act |
| 2023 | FLO | Fred again.. | Nia Archives | Cat Burns | Gabriels | Asake, Biig Piig, DYLAN, piri & tommy, Rachel Chinouriri |
| 2024 | The Last Dinner Party | Olivia Dean | Peggy Gou | Tyla | Elmiene | Ayra Starr, Caity Baser, CMAT, Kenya Grace, Sekou |
Sound of 2009
More than 130 critics, editors and broadcasters took part in the Sound of 2009 survey, which was won by electro-pop singer Little Boots. For the first time, a longlist of 15 acts from the 2009 poll was published by the BBC on 5 December 2008. The other five acts on the longlist were Frankmusik, Master Shortie, Mumford & Sons, The Big Pink and The Temper Trap.
Sound of 2010
The longlist for the Sound of 2010 poll was revealed on 7 December 2009. The acts nominated were Daisy Dares You, Delphic, Devlin, Ellie Goulding, Everything Everything, Giggs, Gold Panda, Hurts, Joy Orbison, Marina and the Diamonds, Owl City, Rox, Stornoway, The Drums and Two Door Cinema Club. On 8 January 2010, Ellie Goulding was announced as the winner. She has since gone to reach No. 1 with her debut album Lights.
Sound of 2011
The longlist for the Sound of 2011 poll was revealed on 6 December 2010. The acts nominated were Anna Calvi, Clare Maguire, Daley, Esben and the Witch, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jamie Woon, Jessie J, MONA, NERO, The Naked and Famous, The Vaccines, Warpaint, Wretch 32 and Yuck. On 7 January 2011, Jessie J was announced as the winner.
Sound of 2012
The longlist for the Sound of 2012 poll was revealed on 5 December 2011. The acts nominated were ASAP Rocky, Azealia Banks, Dot Rotten, Dry The River, Flux Pavilion, Frank Ocean, Friends, Jamie N Commons, Lianne La Havas, Michael Kiwanuka, Niki & the Dove, Ren Harvieu, Skrillex, Spector and Stooshe. On 6 January 2012, Michael Kiwanuka was announced as the winner.
Sound of 2013
The longlist for the Sound of 2013 poll was revealed on 9 December 2012. The acts nominated were AlunaGeorge, A*M*E, Angel Haze, Arlissa, CHVRCHΞS, HAIM, King Krule, Kodaline, Laura Mvula, Little Green Cars, Palma Violets, Peace, Savages, the Weeknd and Tom Odell. On 4 January 2013, HAIM were announced as the winners on Radio 1 by Huw Stephens.
Sound of 2014
The longlist for the Sound of 2014 poll was revealed on 2 December 2013. The acts nominated were Banks, Chance the Rapper, Chlöe Howl, Ella Eyre, George Ezra, FKA twigs, Jungle, Kelela, Luke Sital-Singh, MNEK, Nick Mulvey, Royal Blood, Sam Smith, Sampha and Say Lou Lou. On 10 January 2014, Sam Smith was announced as the winner on Radio 1 by Nick Grimshaw.
Sound of 2015
The longlist for the Sound of 2015 poll was revealed on 1 December 2014. The acts nominated were George the Poet, James Bay, Kwabs, Låpsley, Novelist, Rae Morris, Raury, Shamir, Shura, Slaves, SOAK, Stormzy, Sunset Sons, Wolf Alice and Years & Years. On 9 January 2015, Years & Years were announced as the winners on Radio 1 by Huw Stephens.
Sound of 2016
The longlist for the Sound of 2016 poll was revealed on 30 November 2015. The acts nominated were Alessia Cara, Billie Marten, Blossoms, Dua Lipa, Frances, Izzy Bizu, Jack Garratt, J Hus, Loyle Carner, Mabel, Mura Masa, NAO, RAT BOY, Section Boyz and WSTRN. On 8 January 2016, Jack Garratt was announced as the winner.
Sound of 2017
The longlist for the Sound of 2017 poll was revealed on 28 November 2016. The acts nominated were AJ Tracey, Anderson .Paak, CABBAGE, Dave, Declan McKenna, Jorja Smith, Maggie Rogers, Nadia Rose, Rag'n'Bone Man, Ray BLK, Raye, Stefflon Don, The Amazons, The Japanese House and Tom Grennan. On 6 January 2017, Ray BLK was announced as the winner on Radio 1 by Clara Amfo.
Sound of 2018
The longlist for the Sound of 2018 was revealed on 27 November 2017. The acts nominated were ALMA, Billie Eilish, IAMDDB, Jade Bird, Khalid, Lewis Capaldi, Nilüfer Yanya, Not3s, Pale Waves, Rex Orange County, Sam Fender, Sigrid, Superorganism, Tom Walker, yaeji and Yxng Bane. On 12 January 2018, Sigrid was announced as the winner on Radio 1 by Clara Amfo.
Sound of 2019
The longlist for the Sound of 2019 was revealed on 10 December 2018. The acts nominated were Dermot Kennedy, Ella Mai, FLOHIO, Grace Carter, King Princess, Mahalia, Octavian, ROSALÍA, Sea Girls and slowthai. This is the first longlist since the Sound of 2007 to feature only 10 acts. On 11 January 2019, Octavian was announced as the winner by Annie Mac, making him the first rapper to win the longlist since 50 Cent in 2003. He was also the first winner since 2009 to be signed not with Universal Music Group, with which all winners of Sound of... since 2010 were signed at the time of awarding - Octavian is signed with Black Butter, which is partially owned by Universal's competitor, Sony Music.
Sound of 2020
The longlist for the Sound of 2020 was revealed on 12 December 2019. The acts nominated were Arlo Parks, beabadoobee, Celeste, easy life, Georgia, Inhaler, Joesef, Joy Crookes, Squid and YUNGBLUD. On 9 January 2020, Celeste was announced as the winner.
Sound of 2021
The longlist for the Sound of 2021 was revealed on 7 December 2020. The acts nominated were Alfie Templeman, BERWYN, Bree Runway, Dutchavelli, girl in red, Greentea Peng, Griff, Holly Humberstone, Pa Salieu and The Lathums. On 7 January 2021, Pa Salieu was announced as the winner on Radio 1 by Annie Mac.
Sound of 2022
The longlist for the Sound of 2022 was revealed on 6 December 2021. The acts nominated were Baby Queen, Central Cee, ENNY, Lola Young, Mimi Webb, PinkPantheress, Priya Ragu, Tems, Wet Leg, and Yard Act. On 6 January 2022, PinkPantheress was announced as the winner by Jack Saunders.
Sound of 2023
The longlist for the Sound of 2023 was revealed on December 5, 2022. The acts nominated were Asake, Biig Piig, Cat Burns, DYLAN, FLO, Fred again.., Gabriels, Nia Archives, piri & tommy and Rachel Chinouriri. On 5 January 2023, FLO were announced as the winners by Stormzy and Jack Saunders, making them the first female group to win the longlist since HAIM in 2013.
Sound of 2024
The longlist for the Sound of 2024 was revealed on 4 December 2023. The acts nominated were Ayra Starr, Caity Baser, CMAT, Elmiene, Kenya Grace, Olivia Dean, Peggy Gou, Sekou, The Last Dinner Party, and Tyla. On 5 January 2024, The Last Dinner Party were announced as the winners by Florence Welch and Jack Saunders.
See also
In Spanish: Sound of… para niños
